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Delta First Lady Providing Humanitarian Support For Vulnerable Persons

05.02.2025

…Eulogizes First Lady @55 As the Delta State First Lady, Mrs Tobore Oborevwori marks her 55 birthday, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of 649 Suits, Asaba, Delta State, Mr Afakwu Ikechukwu, has commended her for providing support for vulnerable people in society through her foundation. Afakwu who stated this in his birthday goodwill...

NAICOM, World Bank Explore Opportunities For Collaboration

05.02.2025

The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) and the World Bank have collaborated to explore opportunities for the latter’s growth and development. During a courtesy visit, the Commissioner for Insurance, Mr Olusegun Ayo Omosehin, highlighted the National Insurance Commission’s dual role in regulating the insurance industry and driving growth and development in Nigeria. Highlighting developments in the...

Commissioner Unveils Sokoto’s Nine Smart Points Agenda To Boost Sports, Youth Devt

05.02.2025

The Sokoto State Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development, Engr. Mustapha Muhammad has engaged with the management of Sokoto United Football Club. The meeting aimed to discuss issues concerning sporting activities in the state, focusing on how to revive and reposition them. Commissioner Muhammad emphasized the need to bolster sports activities and enhance revenue generation....

Mbah Signs Into Law Bill To Create One-Stop Shop For Taxation in Enugu

05.02.2025

Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has signed into law the bill to create a one-stop shop for tax collection and administration in Enugu State, thereby ending multiple taxation. Entitled: ‘The Enugu State Internal Revenue Service (Establishment and Consolidation of Revenue Administration) Law, 2025’, the new legislation also makes the revenue collection agency autonomous and...

Otaru Of Igarra Suspends Ekuechi Masquerade Festival Over Insecurity

05.02.2025

The Otaru of Igarra and Akuku clan in the Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of Edo State, HRH Oba Emmanuel Adeche Saiki II on Tuesday announced the suspension of the Ekuechi masquerade festival in the area as a result of clashes that have threatened the security of lives and property and given rise to insecurity in...

Esa-Oke Community Demands Oba’s Appointment Reversal

05.02.2025

Sons and daughters of Esa-Oke in Obokun Local Government Area of Osun State have urged Governor Ademola Adeleke to immediately reverse the appointment of Prince Timileyin Oluyemi Ajayi as the Olojudo of Ido Ajegunle, saying that it is the only way to restore peace to the troubled community. The demand was made on Tuesday when...

Sokoto Govt Cracks Down On Illegal Miners In Lambara Town

05.02.2025

Sokoto State Commissioner for Solid Minerals Development, Yusuf Muhammad Maccido, has reiterated the importance of adhering to due process for individuals and companies wishing to engage in mining activities within the state. His remarks followed an assessment visit to Lambara town in Shagari Local Government, where a mining company, Al-ikhlas Consult, was found operating without...

Female Lawyers Pay Solidarity Visit To Lagos Speaker, Meranda

05.02.2025

A group of female lawyers, under the auspices of Female lawyers in politics, yesterday, paid a solidarity visit to the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mojisola Lasbat Meranda. The group, which was formed in 2018, comprises professional female lawyers who mentor and encourage female lawyers who are interested in politics to run...

FEC Approves N287.725bn For 14 Road Projects Nationwide

05.02.2025

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a total sum of N287.725 billion for fourteen road projects across the country. The Council chaired by President Bola Tinubu also okayed N80 billion for the rehabilitation of the Lau Dam in Maiduguri, Borno State. Briefing journalists after the Council meeting chaired by President Bola Tinubu at the...

Oborevwori, Swedish Investors Strike Investment Diplomacy

05.02.2025

Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori has struck diplomatic relations with Swedish investors to explore investment opportunities in the state for profit maximisation. The governor, who received the Swedish Ambassador to Nigeria, Annika Hahn-Englund, and her team in Asaba, yesterday said the state was blessed with abundant crude oil and gas deposits, assured them of high...

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I apologise for saying no heaven without tithe – Adeboye

04.10.2024

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has apologised for saying that Christians who don’t pay tithe might not make it to heaven. Adeboye who had previously said that paying tithe was one of the prerequisites for going to heaven, apologised for the comment while addressing his congregation Thursday...

Protesters storm Rivers electoral commission, insist election must hold

04.10.2024

Angry protesters on Friday stormed the office of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, singing and chanting ‘Election must hold’. They defied the heavy rainfall spreading canopies, while singing and drumming, with one side of the road blocked. The protest came after the Rivers State governor stormed the RSIEC in the early hours of Friday...

Man who asked Tinubu to resign admitted in psychiatric hospital

04.10.2024

The Adamawa State Police Command has disclosed that the 30-year-old Abdullahi Mohammed who climbed a 33 kv high tension electricity pole in Mayo-Belwa last Friday has been admitted at the Yola Psychiatric hospital for mental examination. The Police Public Relations Officer of the command SP Suleiman Nguroje, told Arewa PUNCH on Friday in an exclusive...

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